BET Awards: Beyonce, Megan Thee Stallion and More Highlight Black Lives Matter Movement

Run The Jewels’ Killer Mike has reflected on the Black Lives Matter protests that have taken place in the US and around the world since May.The protests began after George Floyd was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, when officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes, ignoring Floyd repeatedly saying he couldn’t breathe.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story, Mike said the global protests had made him optimistic for the future.

"I hope [this] inspires conversations that we should be having amongst ourselves, with friends in the workplace.

Grammy categories will no longer be used by the streaming service in the UK.“Moving forward, we won’t be using the word ‘urban’ in the UK anymore,” Safiya Lambie-Knight, Spotify UK’s head of artist and label partnerships, tells Music Week.

sparred with CNN host Don Lemon Monday night over whether the Black Lives Matter movement was going too far with their campaign against police violence.The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star was on the show addressing fierce backlash that the actor received over a series of heated tweets amid the protests over the death of George Floyd and other black Americans in police custody.In the much-criticized posts, Crews, 51, pledged to “unite with good people, no matter the race, creed or ideology” and wrote

Keke Palmer is using her platform to continue the conversation and encourage action amid the Black Lives Matter movement.

Megan Thee Stallion says she considers the current wave of global Black Lives Matter protests to be “part two of the civil rights movement”.The rapper has been vocal in her support of the anti-racism protests and has shared vital information on her social media accounts.“Sometimes being a public figure, you don’t wanna say the wrong thing because you don’t want to be insensitive to people or get too opinionated,” she told NME during a new Big Read cover interview.“But I will always say what I

George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and subsequent protests have further ignited a passion in artists inspired to use their music as a sounding board for change.  Check below for protest songs that highlight the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement.The GRAMMY winner lets his emotions flow on the BLM-inspired piano ballad “I Cry.” The father of two released the song to teach his sons that it’s «OK for a man to feel emotions deeply and to cry.” All proceeds from “I Cry” benefit Local

George Floyd and Breonna Taylor are still ongoing. The call to eradicate the systemic racism plaguing our country is ongoing.

Simon Pegg spoke out in favor of the Black Lives Matter movement, noting that a push for more diversity has been a long time coming in the entertainment industry. The “Shaun of the Dead” actor pulled no punches when discussing the ongoing protests happening throughout the world sparked by the police-involved death of George Floyd on May 25.

After a knockout, all-star opener from Public Enemy, Nas, Rapsody and more performing PE's iconic "Fight the Power," DaBaby and Roddy Ricch continued the theme of speaking out against racist police brutality during the 2020 BET Awards with their performance of the Black Lives Matter remix of "Rockstar."

This week's music releases gave fans of every genre some earworms to jam to as we enter the weekend.

Tokyo Toni, who is famous for being the mother of reality TV star Blac Chyna, is getting blasted for the wild and hateful comments that she made about black people and the powerful Black Lives Matter movement that has gone global since the horrific death of George Floyd. The controversial media personality, who has been in public feuds with her daughter and her almost son-in-law, Robert Kardashian, lashed out at BLM in a series of epic rants that have gone viral.

Bow Wow knows that some of the hardest work begins on the inside. The 33-year-old rapper has been using his platform to speak out about Black Lives Matter and encourage his fans to safely protest in support of racial justice and equality.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterObviously, the summer of 2020 is not an ordinary season, and Spotify’s predictions for the Song of the Summer reflect that. There are songs like DaBaby’s “ROCKSTAR” (feat.

Stars from the sports and entertainment worlds say it's time to step up and do their part to make this country better. pic.twitter.com/Fttyl8to0vThe awards ceremony, which was held remotely this year due the coronavirus pandemic, featured athletes from the NBA, NFL and other professional sports leagues making appearances from their homes.Among the athletes who have been most vocal about the Black Lives Matter movement is LeBron James.

Russell Wilson, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird may not be in the same place — due to social distancing -- but they kicked off this year's ESPYS together nonetheless.

In a new interview, Lupita Nyong’o has urged people to not become "complacent" about Black Lives Matter.Discussing her desire to speak out about the movement, Nyong'o said, "I’m a member of that society and what is happening, it’s personal."The actress is narrating Discovery's nature documentary series Serengeti, and if she receives an Emmy nomination in the outstanding narration category for her work, she will be the third Black woman to do so.Lupita Nyong'o is speaking out in support of the

NEW YORK -- As protests erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd, every major entertainment company in Hollywood issued statements of support for the black community. But as unanimous as that show of solidarity was, it was also clear that this wasn't a fight Hollywood could watch from the sidelines.